Newcomers Club
The Newcomers Club of Pensacola will have its Cherry Blossom Bash April 13 at New WorldLanding, 600 South Palafox Street. Doors open at 8 a.m. The event includes lunch, fashion show, raffle baskets, silent auction and door prizes. Cost is $25 per person. For more information call 937-9768.
MHS Band April Crawfish Festival and Car Show
The 1st Annual Milton High School (MHS) Band Crawfish Festival and Car Show is April 16 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event will include a crawfish boil, a classic car show, a children's activity area and vendor booths. Featured entertainment includes the MHS Jazz Bands, The Dusty Sanderson Band, Chasing Fridays and more. The MHS Band Parent Association also will be selling its famous shish-ka-bobs as well as hamburgers, hotdogs and Coca-Cola products. Tickets are $5 at the gate. Children age 5 and under are free. It will be held on the Park Avenue side of the MHS campus, which is located at 5445 Stewart Street in Milton. All proceeds raised by the band will be used to purchase instruments and equipment. For more information call 983-5611 or visit miltonhighschoolband.com.
Coin Club
The Pensacola Numismatic Society (Coin Club) will have their monthly meeting at Sonny’s Barbeque, 630 North Navy Blvd., on March 17 at 6:30 p.m. For more information call 332-6491. No cost unless having dinner.
Azalea Garden Club of Pace
The Azalea Garden Club of Pace Inc., wish to invite you to our monthly meeting on March 14th from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at Dawsen’s Nook Meeting Room at Alyssa’s Antique Depot, 4586 Chumuckla Hwy, Pace. Our club welcomes new members and this month. We will share about exciting things our club has planned for the upcoming months. Please call Sandra 623-6321 for more information.
Gulf Coast Calligraphy Guild
The Gulf Coast Calligraphy Guild meets monthly on the second Saturday of the month at the Courts of Praise Church on Johnson Ave. at the corner of Davis Highway. The Guild will meet on the 12th at 9:30 a.m. It is open to all GulfCoast persons interested in "beautiful writing" from beginner to accomplished; good handwriting is not a prerequisite for doing calligraphy. For more information call 995-7056.
Healthy Start Coalition
The Healthy Start Coalition of Santa RosaCountywill have a general board meeting Monday, March 14 at 4 p.m. at the Healthy Start office, 5505 Stewart Street in Milton. All meetings are open to the public. For more information call 626-6751.
CVMA PTSD Awareness Poker Run – March 12
The Third Annual PTSD Awareness Poker Run will be held Saturday, March 12. The ride begins at Harley Davidson on Highway 29 and registration will begin at 9 a.m. For more information call 324-6829.
The Compassionate Friends – March 19
The Pensacola Chapter of The Compassionate Friends invites bereaved parents, siblings, relatives and friends to register now for our Third Annual “Walk to Remember” Saturday, March 19 at 9 a.m. The local walk will be held at Pensacola State College Track (Main Campus). Following the event there will be brief memorial service. You do not need to be a member of The Compassionate Friends to join with us and you do not need to walk the full walk. We welcome everyone who wants to join hands and hearts in remembering all children who have died too soon. Anyone interested in walking should call Margarita Vazquez at 554-2592 or Debbie Zabukovec at
516-0810 to receive a registration form.
Guy Thompson Community Center
The GTCC Bridge Club meets every Monday from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. The club is party-style and partners are encouraged. There is no cost to play. Players are expected to learn the game of bridge on their own to improve their play. For more information contact GTCCParks and Recreation at 983-5466.
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Community News